Rothaermel, Tait Fletcher, Mike Nickels Host Dana White Episodes Episode 1: Fresh Meat (Original Air Date: 6 April 2006) Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock are introduced as the coaches. A coin is flipped (red for Ortiz, green for Shamrock) and Ortiz wins, meaning he got to pick the first fighter Kalib Starnes defeated Mike Stine by KO (punches) at 2:09 of the first round. Episode 2: The Basketball (Original Air Date: 13 April 2006) Noah Inhofer defeated Jesse Forbes by submission (armbar) at 2:35 of the first round. Team Ortiz gains control of the matches. Episode 3: Team Dagger (Original Air Date: 20 April 2006) Grove and Solomon Hutcherson befriend each other and declare themselves "Team Dagger," despite being on different teams. They will try to share information with each other to make sure that they both make it to the finale. Kendall Grove defeated Ross Pointon by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:45 of the first round. Team Ortiz retains control of the match-ups. Episode 4: Hitting it Hard (Original Air Date: 27 April 2006) Michael Bisping defeated Kristian Rothaermel by TKO (strikes) at 3:51 of the first round. Team Ortiz retains control of the matches. Episode 5: The Truce Is Over (Original Air Date: 4 May 2006) The fighters watch UFC 57. After Randy Couture makes a retirement announcement, Ed Herman declares he will make it to the finals and win for Couture's honor. Rory Singer defeated Solomon Hutcherson by KO (head kick and punches) after 0:21 of the second round. Team Ortiz retains control of the matches. Episode 6: The Letter (Original Air Date: 11 May 2006) There is no fight in the episode, although Team Ortiz selects Josh Haynes to fight Tait Fletcher. Noah Inhofer decides to quit the show and return to Yankton, South Dakota after receiving a letter informing him that his girlfriend back home believes he has cheated on her. It was never explained how it was possible for him to receive a letter when a strict policy denying all external communication was in place. A previously eliminated fighter returns to take Inhofer's place, but it is not disclosed during the episode who this fighter is. Episode 7: Mohawk (Original Air Date: 18 May 2006) Jesse Forbes returns to Team Shamrock and takes Noah Inhofer's spot in the semifinals. Josh Haynes defeated Tait Fletcher via split decision after two rounds. Officially, Team Ortiz